Sarah Elizabeth Quintrell (born in

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) is an English writer and actress, best known for writing multi-award winning single drama ''Ellen'' (Channel 4, 2016) and the five part crime drama ''The Trial: A Murder In The Family'' (Channel 4, 2017). In 2017, she was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. As an actor, Sarah has had an extensive career on stage as well as appearing in television such as ''Rillington Place'' (2016), ''Call the Midwife'' (2016) and ''Doctor Who''.

Career

Quintrell has had an extensive career on stage and was the original Bobbie in Mike Kenny's ''The

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'' at

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. She transferred with the production to London Waterloo Station, where it won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment (2011). She has also played Eliza Doolittle in '' Pygmalion'' (2005). Other theatre includes ''

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'', ''Forty Years On'' and an assortment of new writing including ''AgeSexLocation'', ''Bloodtide'' and playing Natalie in James Phillips's ''City Stories'', which had a residency in 15 at St James Theatre, London, (now

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). She transferred with the production to 59East59 Theater in New York as part of Brits Off Broadway (2016) and reprised the role at Crazy Coqs, Brasserie Zedel, London, in 2018. Quintrell's writing debut, ''Ellen'', was broadcast on Channel 4 in late 2016. Directed by

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and starring

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, Yasmin Monet Prince,

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and

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. ''Ellen'' won the Broadcast Television Award Best Single Drama 2017, Writers' Guild Great Britain Best Short Form Drama 2017, BAFTA Cymru Feature/Television Film 2017 and the Prix Italia TV Drama 2017. Quintrell was nominated for the BAFTA Breakthrough Talent Award at the 2017 BAFTA Craft Awards. ''The Trial: A Murder In The Family'' was broadcast in May 2017. Directed by Kath Mattock and Nick Holt, starring Michael Gould,

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and Laura Elphinstone. In 2018 it was nominated for Best Original Programme at the Broadcast Awards. Sarah Quintrell started her career playing Sinéad in the BBC TV sitcom ''

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''. She has gone on to appear in '' Rillington Place (BBC)'', ''

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(BBC)'', '' Doctor Who (BBC)'', ''

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(ITV)'', ''The Watcher (UFA)'', ''The Last Trace (UFA)'', ''The Marchioness Disaster (Granada Yorkshire)'', ''Doctors (BBC)'' and ''Island at War (Granada)''.

Awards

* 2017: Writers' Guild Great Britain for Best Short Form Drama - ''Ellen'' * 2017: BAFTA Television Craft Awards for Breakthrough Talent (nomination) - ''Ellen'' * 2017: Broadcast Television Award for Best Single Drama - ''Ellen'' * 2017:

BAFTA Cymru BAFTA Cymru (or BAFTA in Wales or WAFTA) is the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and was founded in 1987.

Feature/Television Film - ''Ellen'' * 2017:

Prix Italia The Prix Italia is an international Television, Radio-broadcasting and Web award. It was established in 1948 by RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana (in 1948, RAI had the denomination RAI – Radio Audizioni Italiane) in Capri and is honoured with th ...

TV Drama - ''Ellen'' * 2018: Broadcast Television Award for Best Original Programme - ''The Trial: A Murder in the Family'' (nomination)

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quintrell, Sarah Living people English television actresses People from Lambeth English stage actresses Year of birth missing (living people)